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Shanoca French and her three children, Madison (L), Alex, and Alexis (R), stand around a bust of her husband, Alex French, at the Georgia Military College Preparatory School in Milledgeville Wednesday, May 24, 2022. The bust was made by Cliff Leonard, who creates busts of veterans for free as a service to others. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Warm temperatures make their way to metro Atlanta, just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

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Memorial Day weekend: Refreshing sunny skies, warmer temps ahead

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Clayton County School Superintendent Dr. Morcease Beasley, center, talks during a meeting on gun violence and school safety in Clayton County Schools at North Clayton Middle School on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in College Park, Ga. Branden Camp/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Clayton bookbag, locker ban: School leaders feared ‘deadly incident’

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Although this year's Atlanta DeKalb Carnival Parade has been canceled, the Atlanta Caribbean Carnival's parade is still scheduled for Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AJC file photo)

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Atlanta DeKalb Carnival cancels Saturday parade just hours before event

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The GBI is investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting involving a deputy at an apartment complex near Augusta. One officer was shot.

GBI: 2 shot after traffic stop near Augusta leads to exchange of gunfire

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Sheriff reminds deputies of their duty after Uvalde massacre

As questions remain around the police response to Texas school shooting, Cherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds has a strong message for his deputies

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COMPLETE COVERAGE: Results, latest news on Georgia primary election

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has in-depth coverage on who won key races, runoffs, election results, and election maps from Tuesday’s primary election

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Ex-Proud Boys leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial

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Former SBC president Johnny Hunt responds to allegations in report

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No state charge for billionaire Sanford in child porn probe

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ELLABELL, GEORGIA - MAY 20, 2022: Hyundai Motor Group President and CEO Jae Hoon Chang speaks to during the announcement that the South Korean automotive giant is building an electric vehicle plant in Ellabell, Ga. It is the second major electric vehicle factory announcement in Georgia since December as state economic development officials try to turn the Peach State into an important manufacturing hub for battery-powered automobiles. (AJC Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

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Burt Jones, left, will be the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor while two Democrats -- former U.S. Rep. Kwanza Hall, left, and Charlie Bailey -- head to a runoff next month. Submitted photos.

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Jones wins primary for Ga. lieutenant governor, solidifying GOP ticket

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Gov. Brian Kemp heads for a general election showdown with Stacey Abrams after scoring a big victory over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the GOP primary. But Kemp still may need to lure back supporters of former President Donald Trump, who backed Perdue. Meanwhile, Abrams has the Democratic Party unified behind her, but she will have to separate herself from a president with low approval ratings in an economic atmosphere of high inflation. (staff photos)

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Georgia GOP confident as it heads for November as Dems aim to build on recent successes

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger appears on Channel 2 Action News This Morning with Fred Blankenship and Lori Wilson on May 25, 2022, the morning after his upset victory over a Trump-backed primary opponent. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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UPDATED: Fulton grand jury prepares to hear testimony in Trump probe

DeKalb County commission candidates, from left, Marshall Orson, Lauren Alexander and Michelle Long Spears.

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Miscount in DeKalb race caused by voting computer programming errors

Incumbent Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger talks with supporters during an election night party Tuesday evening, May 24, 2022, at a small restaurant in Peachtree Corners, Ga. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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The Jolt: Donald Trump ’stunned’ by Brad Raffensperger’s primary win

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

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Ga. congressman’s votes emblematic of Washington dysfunction

052422 Atlanta: Herschel Walker speaks to members of the media after his Republican Primary win on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta. Walker would face U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, in November. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Politically Georgia podcast: Candidates set their sights on November

The exterior of Hanwha Qcells solar manufacturing facility in Dalton, is shown on Friday, September 20, 2019. The company has announced that it is building a new facility nearby to expand its U.S.-based solar production.

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Atlanta DeKalb Carnival cancels Saturday parade just hours before event

Clayton County School Superintendent Dr. Morcease Beasley, center, talks during a meeting on gun violence and school safety in Clayton County Schools at North Clayton Middle School on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in College Park, Ga. Branden Camp/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Clayton bookbag, locker ban: School leaders feared ‘deadly incident’

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Southern Baptist Convention President Rev. Johnny Hunt from Woodstock, Ga., addresses members on the final day of their national assembly in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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Former SBC president Johnny Hunt responds to allegations in report

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Edens presented several renderings for the company's North DeKalb Mall redevelopment project. The company held a public meeting on Zoom on Feb. 22.

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North DeKalb Mall rezoned for mixed-use development including 1,800 homes

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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 11, 2019 file photo, Christa Brown, of Denver, Colo., speaks during a rally in Birmingham, Ala., outside the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting. Brown, an author and retired attorney, says she was abused by a Southern Baptist minister as a child. After reading an investigative report released by the SBC on Sunday, May 22, 2022, Brown said it “fundamentally confirms what Southern Baptist clergy sex abuse survivors have been saying for decades. ... I view this investigative report as a beginning, not an end. The work will continue." (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)

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Georgia pastors, others on Southern Baptist list of alleged abusers

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Participants at the Georgia Freight Depot wave signs at the beginning of the Asian Justice 1-year anniversary of the spa shootings rally in Atlanta on March 16, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Spa shooting victims’ relatives, AAPI legislators renew gun control push

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A DeKalb County sanitation worker empties a trash bin. SPECIAL PHOTO

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DeKalb to tackle delays in recycling, yard waste pickup over holiday

Dorothy Stinchcomb takes her ballot to be tabulated at South Atlanta High School located at 800 Hutchens Road SE, Atlanta. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Fulton to certify primary election on Memorial Day

Druid Hills High School sophomore Santiago Gonzalez-Cassavoy holds a sign reading, “Fix Our School,” outside of a DeKalb County Board of Education meeting in Stone Mountain, Georgia on April 18, 2022. The Georgia Department of Education is intervening to make sure repairs are done at the school. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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State aims to help all DeKalb schools, not just Druid Hills High

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Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

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Ga. congressman’s votes emblematic of Washington dysfunction

Andrew Campbell served in Afghanistan, where he was injured. Suffering from PTSD, he became addicted to drugs and wound up incarcerated. Campbell is among the 125 inmates identified by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution who have committed suicide in facilities managed by the Georgia Department of Corrections since the beginning of 2017.

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Suicides of 125 Georgia inmates point to another crisis for state prisons

Nolan Harold Kidd (center) and Savannah Danielle McDonald (right) are seen in an interview with an independent journalist outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. Kidd and McDonald were arrested by the FBI June 11, 2021, in connection with the insurrection.

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Athens couple sentenced for Jan. 6 charges

Matthew Chappell served as a police officer in Georgia for three years, but had a record checkered with misconduct. He's lost a bid over the weekend in Virginia's 11th Congressional District GOP primary. He recently posted this photo to his congressional Facebook page. Credit: Facebook

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Nicola Luisotti leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Thursday night at Symphony Hall.

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Finding solace in contemporary music at the ASO

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MTV releases cast details for ‘Buckhead Shore’ out June 23

Aurora Theatre's new $31 million theater complex in downtown Lawrenceville is under construction Monday, March 8, 2021. The theatre's co-founders Ann-Carol Pence, left, and Anthony Rodriguez, right, tour the area above the smaller second theater, the cabaret space, which has folding glass walls opening the space to the outdoor courtyard and available as a rented venue. The project is a partnership with Lawrenceville, the development adds two new public performance spaces, creates outdoor green space for the community and provides technical and backstage options significantly increasing the theater's capabilities. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Anthony Rodriguez’s ‘aspirational’ job change leads into Aurora’s transition plan

Zipporah Camille Thompson's "crown chakra" is one of the works in the group show "Is it not enough that i smile in the valleys?" (Photo by Take It Easy)

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The Shakers, moon walks and fly fishing, this ‘nature’ exhibit covers it all

Candice King holds a photograph while reflecting on her son, SCP Ryan C. King. King outside at her house in Canton. King served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom and was killed on May 1, 2009. Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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When Memorial Day is more than picnics and barbecue

030622 North Port: Atlanta Braves outfielder Michael Harris II takes batting practice on the first day of Braves minor league spring training camp on Sunday, March 6, 2022, in North Port. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

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Braves call up top prospect Michael Harris for his MLB debut

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Maxwell Ford during the first round of the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday, May 27, 2022. (Photo by Steven Colquitt)

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Harsh conditions hamper Dogs, Jackets in first round of NCAA golf championship

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Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies reacts after hitting a two-RBI double during the seventh inning against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park Friday, May 27, 2022, in Atlanta. The Braves won 6-4. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Ronald Acuña returns and sparks Braves in win over Marlins

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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kyle Wright (30) working in the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

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‘It’s way more fun’: Braves’ starter Kyle Wright finally feels comfortable

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A Georgia flag is run onto the field before the G-Day game at Sanford Stadium Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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UGA athletic board approves record budget

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050622 Atlanta: Atlanta Braves left fielder Marcell Ozuna reacts as he leaves the field as the Braves’ lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 at Truist Park on Friday, May 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Braves paying the price for committing long-term to Marcell Ozuna

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Former Clemson quarterback Taisun Phommachanh announced his transfer to Georgia Tech May 16, 2022. (David Platt/Clemson Athletics)

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What can Georgia Tech expect from quarterback Taisun Phommachanh?

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Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota (1) practices during OTA at the Falcons Practice Facility, May 26, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. Also pictured is rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder (4). (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Marcus Mariota willing to mentor teammates, talks reuniting with Arthur Smith

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